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The Culpeper County Volunteer Fire Department is proud to have its soap box derby car going to Akron, Ohio to compete in the World Championship this Saturday, July 16. The car is driven by Joey Kratochvil who won here at…

When Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring visited Culpeper early last year addressing a group of law enforcement officials, town and county officials and local residents, the phrase “heroin epidemic” was coined and is now used often.

As everyone knows, the primary mission of Lions Clubs on a national and international basis, is to assist less fortunate citizens in obtaining financial assistance in the procurement of eyeglasses and hearing aids. The town and county of Culpeper is…

The respirator’s soft “chhhh…pffff” sounded in the background as Susan and I sat at the kitchen table. “Years ago,” Susan told me, “I promised Mom, come hell or high-water, I would let her die at home – and I am…

New Salem Baptist Church would like to extend an invitation to the public to join us Sunday, July 3rd, at the 11 a.m. service to show your support for the men and women who put themselves in harm’s way for…

My last column focused on a description of Bell Tavern which sat at the southwest corner of Main and Locust Streets in Culpeper. I mentioned that the proprietor Benjamin Shackelford had hosted President Thomas Jefferson. Here is a brief account…

What can we all learn from the recent death of superstar performer and songwriter Prince? Despite amassing assets conservatively estimated to exceed $300 million, Prince died without a will. What does this mean?

StageWorks, a theater program of Windmore Foundation for the Arts, will present the play, Salt and Pepper, by Robert Benjamin, a physicist and playwright. The director is Johncie Flannagan Carlson, who has been a community theater veteran both on and…